Chapter 13 Weak? Strong?

Frank? De Boer's idea was confirmed, and Leeds United insisted on playing defensive counterattacks for the remaining 30 minutes of the first half, although they were not very proficient in playing, and they did not do enough to compress their own half-court space, but Everton is not a strong team such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, etc., their ability to seize opportunities is not strong, and in the end they are just scoreless at Goodison Park.

However, Leeds United's three counterattacks in the first half, in addition to Shaq's one goal, the other two were also scored by Murray, Jonny? Hausen had a shot on goal, all of which were very threatening attacks, but he was a little less lucky and couldn't extend the score further.

With a score of 1:0, Leeds United, who were away from home, took the lead into halftime, and the players of the "Young Guards" were sweaty all over their faces, but they all had confident smiles.

On top of that, Leeds United's players have more confidence in the manager's tactical set-up, which was actually the biggest takeaway from the first half of the game for the Young Guards.

Simon? Grayson and Xavi were still talking as they walked into the tunnel, summing up the team's gains and losses after the first half of the game, after all, they both liked to play offensive football, and they still didn't have much experience in switching to defensive counter-attacks.

On the other hand, Everton, who are playing at home, are playing at Goodison Park, and they are full of confidence in themselves before the game, thinking that if they attack Leeds United according to Mourinho's analysis of weaknesses, victory will be in their pocket, but the fact is that it is in front of them. They can't do anything with Leeds United, but the opponent has already scored a goal, so how should they play in the second half?

Frank? De Boer himself is also very serious, he is quite upset in his heart, originally thought that he could rely on Mourinho's "guidance", as well as the poor form of Leeds United's back line in the last two games. can pick up a cheap, after all, he has learned too many offensive routines from Ajax and Barcelona, how can I think that this cheap is not picked up, and there is a bit of a heel, his preparation is completely wrong, Leeds United's tactics have basically no defensive holes after they become defensive counterattacks, at least the previous loopholes are gone, new loopholes...... He really didn't have the skills to find out.

This game...... How to fight!?

Think about it, Frank? De Boer decided to keep his team on the attack. He didn't believe it, with so many young players in Leeds United, would they not make mistakes?

Even if your team only catches the opponent's omission once, you may be able to score a goal!

In this direction, the Dutchman focused on his team's attack at half-time, and Leeds United's two centre-backs were gone, but can Leeds United continue to hold on under their own team's strong attack?

Youngster. The mentality is always unstable and makes mistakes...... It's just a matter of time!

Frank? De Boer's idea cannot but be said to be correct. Young players are prone to mistakes when they are under constant pressure, but Everton's attacking prowess is overrated by the Dutchman himself, and his team does not have the ability to put Leeds United's defence under great pressure, let alone Ashley. Hood, Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker's three veterans lead the way.

After the start of the second half, Leeds United was in a state of scuffle in front of goal, and they were forced by their opponents for six or seven minutes. But at the 54th minute, Leeds United's counterattack came again, and this time the counterattack was so concise that it couldn't be more concise!

"Bang!"

After assisting Chen Jinlong to complete the defense in the right rear, Belakta sent the ball directly to the right side of the front court with a long pass of 45 meters. Shaq sprinted forward after starting the halfway line, and after catching up with the ball in front of Everton's right penalty area, he immediately slammed his right foot and sprinted the ball diagonally.

In the process of attacking to the left with the ball, Shaq made two feints with his left foot in a row, which was very obvious with the intention of hitting the far corner, forcing Everton goalkeeper Joe? Reeves naturally focused on this side.

Outcome...... Shaq suddenly kicked the ball with his right foot into the bottom right corner of the Everton goal in the middle of the dribble!

When Reeves's center of gravity didn't have time to move back, he sat back on the spot and fished it with his left hand, but it was like fishing for the moon in water...... Empty!

“GOAL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

Leeds United cheered again as Shaq's brace extended Leeds United's lead to two goals!

Off the court, Simon? Grayson, Xavi and other coaches cheered along with their substitutes, and they all knew that the goal not only extended their team's lead, but also completely relieved the pressure on the backline, helping Leeds United's fighting spirit and morale when defending.

The game...... Basically, I didn't run away!

Simon? Grayson and Xavi high-fived each other, and both saw the excitement in each other's eyes, and of course they were not only happy about the advantage of the game, but most importantly, they found that letting the team play defensive counter-attacks was indeed the right way for the team to get out of the predicament at the moment.

For the next forty minutes, Simon? Grayson, Xavi, Di Vaio, Lerotalje, Andreoli and other coaches who developed Leeds United's defensive counter-attacking tactics were happier, because they found that things went much smoother than they thought, Shaq's personal ability did not decline significantly because of his age, and the "Young Guard" had more capital to play defensive counter-attacks.

On 73 minutes, Shaq added a long-range shot from Belakta into the back of the net...... 3:0！

84 mins, Jonny? Hausen's direct pass in the center circle gave Shaq another chance to go to the meeting alone, and the score was locked at 4:0 by Shaq with a furious shot!

Including Xavi, all the coaches and players of Leeds United watched Shaq who played the "Big Four Happiness" with adoring eyes, everyone knew that Shaq was very good, but after all, he was 30 years old, and even ran to 31 years old, and many players were already injured at this time. But Shaq is still able to conquer the city for his team, and considering that he has another identity as the owner of the team, at this age, with hundreds of millions of assets, he can still maintain such an excellent competitive state on the football field, and have such a strong fighting spirit, it is really not admirable!

At the post-match press conference. Simon? Grayson kept repeating words like "magical", "great", and "incomparable" when he commented on Shaq, and he really wanted nothing more from his proud disciple.

After the end of the sixth round of the English Premier League, Leeds United still suppressed the defending champion "Gunners" Arsenal with a winning record and a goal difference, and Shaq was far ahead of the scorers list with 13 goals, and the second-ranked Newcastle French goalscorer Herwin scored 6 goals, with an average of one goal per game.

This time, no one blackmailed the "Young Guard" anymore, but more people joined in praising "Simon the Cruel". Are they working for Simon? Grayson's ability to tune the team cheers, as the founder of "Solar System Tactics", Simon? Grayson really played this tactic to the end, playing control, playing offense is no problem, and now even playing defensive counterattacks, which is really a bit magical.

Mourinho, a rival, didn't say anything more, he knew it was useless to say anything now, and he knew that Leeds United could change their tactics so quickly. Is Damn Simon really magical?

Normally, a team's established tactics need to change. It takes a long time, and it doesn't even work out in a season, but Simon? Grayson's team did it in just a week or two, and that ...... It's really unscientific!

What made Mourinho even more depressed was that in the seventh round of the English Premier League on October 7, Leeds United defeated West Brom 1-0 at home. This time it was not Shaq who scored the goal, but it was Shaq who helped Murray score with a delicate cross from the left side of the penalty spot, and the whole goal process was still a typical defensive counterattack, and the young player Lens on the left side took the ball to the front court and crossed. Schak's calm handling in the opposition penalty area led to the goal, and German star Murray scored the goal with an empty goal, but he was credited with choosing the right line of action when the team counter-attacked.

In this round of the league, the "Gunners" beat Watford 2-0 away, and Mourinho also led the team to a record of seven wins, but they still can only settle for second place in the table, and they have four fewer goals than Leeds United in terms of goal difference.

The third-ranked "Blues" Chelsea currently has only 16 points, and the gap between the top two points has widened to as many as five points so quickly, and then Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester United and other teams are only 13 points, and Leeds United, Arsenal have an eight-point gap, but the league has just started seven rounds!

The outstanding performance of the "Young Guards" has attracted great attention in English football, and Arsenal captain Wilshere said very frankly: "Our strongest rival is Leeds, because they now have Shaq and Simon? Grayson, these two guys are amazing, we can't just treat them like Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Newcastle last season, we should treat them like Real Madrid last season, they definitely have the quality to compete with us for glory! ”

Last season, Mourinho led the "Gunners" to great success, not only winning the league title in England, but also in the Champions League final with French striker Diego? Varly's golden goal defeated Real Madrid 1-0 to complete the breakthrough in the club's history and lift the first Champions League trophy in the club's history.

But even such a brilliant "Gunners" who are at the absolute peak have now given Leeds United the highest degree of attention.

Rooney, the most prestigious "little fat" in the Arsenal team, is now getting bigger and bigger, and he said in an interview with reporters: "Arsenal is a championship team, but we still have to give Leeds enough respect, because the current Leeds team is Leeds with Simon, Shaq, Jonny, Ben, Ashley, they are also champions!" If we don't work hard enough, we could fail in the domestic league this year! ”

Rooney's words are a bit long and morale to destroy his prestige, but Mourinho has no way to take him, the thirty-seven-year-old Rooney is too prestigious in English football, maybe only Shaq can suppress him among the players, even if Rooney speaks no matter how impolite, Mourinho is reluctant to deal with him, "little fat" is a little more and more demonic, showing a surprising good state in the winger position, last season at the age of 36 "old age" He scored 16 goals and provided 25 assists in 52 games for Arsenal, and made a contribution to Arsenal's Premier League title and Champions League title.

Such a Rooney, who is willing to punish him just because he has a big mouth and says a few words!?

Moreover, even if Mourinho now admits in his heart the competitiveness of Leeds United, this season's "Young Guards" can indeed pose a threat to Arsenal.

It is ironic that a team that has just been completely revamped can threaten the position of the hegemon of Europe and the ruler of England. (To be continued......)